Just very recently, i’ve experienced very sharp rectal and abdominal pains. I’ve never engaged in anal sex, and at first didn’t think the pain was from sex at all. Having sex with my husband has trigered the pain again. Only in my rectum. I have had some history of hemorrhoids, but never sought a physician about it. I’m also having a very full kind of bloated feeling in my stomach. My sexual behaviors have not changed at all. I dont know what could be wrong. Any Ideas?

Hi, my name is Cody. I am 19 and will be 20 in January. A few months ago i had this fullness feeling or pain in my upper rectum. Along with the fullness i noticed it was hard to pass stool, unless i just felt like i needed to pass stool. But sometimes i needed it and i find it was hard to pass stool. I went to the doctor and we thought it might be my prostate causing me the pain, that or internal hemmorhoids. So he gave me some anti biotics for the prostate, and cortizone for internal hemmorhoids, whichever was the case. By the second night of medication my symptoms went away, and i found i was able to pass stools normaly. I was fine for atleast 6 weeks after i was done with the medication. Then i found it difficult to pass stool again. So i went back to him told him i was kind of feeling the upper fullness feeling again, and that it was hard to pass stools, and that the day before my stools were thin. So he set me up an appointment to get a colonoscopy soon. But what i forgot to tell him is that my stool is not always thin. That is seldom actully. Most of the time it comes out quite normal, and sometimes its not hard to pass. Ive been worrying myself sick thinking this might be rectal cancer or something. But he told me that would be rare at my age. And i will add that neither my parents or my parents parents had colorectal issues. My blood tests came out normal, and my stool tests were negative. Im just so afraid this might be something serious, it is literaly driving me insane to the point where i dream about it. What could this be? I will say that hemmorhoid suppositories and the cortizone he gave would make that fullness feeling or pain go away..but i dont think i have hemmorhoids anymore. Advice please. Will be very much appriciated.
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This is not constipation, and sometimes the stool doesnt go all the way into the rectum..and with some effort it will. The stool is not thin, but not completely round, wether soft or hard. And a few months ago i had what looked like a small blood clot mixed in with diarrhea that was bright red. But it only happened once, never happened since. And havent had diarrhea since.
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They did not check for blood in stool. Just for bacteria. And something called wright stain. Which im not sure if its to check for blood or not. But nothing on the paper said check for FOBT..fecal occult blood test.

I had sex with my boyfriend about 2 weeks ago an was hurt in the process. Now it hurts to pee sometimes and it hurts my rectum when I sit down and when I get up its even more painful. I dont get it. I looked different stuff up but it hasnt helped. Iv been wonderimg if its a UTI, yeast infection, hymoriod, or even if its clymidia. Help!

Last year I went to walk-in clinic with 3 dortors (assocites) regularly for bleeding in my stool 1st doctor send me to enema test and was negative then the 2nd doctor send me for colonoscopy last July 2007 and I was diagnosed by the spicialist with internal hemorhoid. So the treatment is for hemorhoid until Dec 2007 I feel the pain when I move my bowel with blood on the stool. Went back again to same walk-in- clinic last January for general check up but I was surprise no stool exam. April 2008 3rd doctor checked my rectum.June 2008 I went to emergency bec I can not stand the pain I stayed at the hospital for almost 2 weeks and after so many test I was diagnose with rectal cancer stage 4 coz the tomur spread into my liver and my lymp nodes are swollen. Now I have colostomy surgery, I’m going for chemoteraphy this July. Right now I in pain taking Hyromorphone and pain control patch but the still painful. I can’t lie down and sleep there is mucus coming out of my rectum.

I just had a normal pap, and normal blood work, but my hpv was positive. im 33 year old female, no family history of colon/rectal/anal cancer. I dont drink, smoke or do drugs. I have been a vegetarian for years. I sometimes have this quick sharp pain in my rectum, it only lasts for a second, but sometimes it can go on and off all day, especially when i have my period. does the hpv positive reading mean i may have rectal or anal cancer??

A:The caecum is the organ attached to the large intestine with no known function.
B:The colon is the digestive system’s last means of absorption; any food particles not absorbed at this point harden and become waste.
C:The rectum is the longest and largest part of the large intestine.
D:Sweat is your largest organ and is composed of layers of tissue that cover your entire body and protect it from the environment.

I had rectal surgery for an anal fissure, and hemorhoids, and he also cut my sphincter muscle to relieve pressure to avoid future problems. I have always had IBS (constant diarrhea) and have never been truly constipated a day in my life. After the surgery, it was EXTREMELY painful to eliminate and the pain pills gave me extreme constipation. It is now 9 days after surgery and I am still experiencing a lot of pain due to the straining from trying to eliminate. I can’t laugh, cough, or sneeze without having leakage, and i constantly have this major urge to go, yet when I try, the pain from pushing is unbearable and nothing really comes out. However, I can feel the hard mass when I wipe and when I am not going to the bathroom, I have this constant feeling of pressure in my rectum. I’m planning on calling the dr tomorrow but I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help relieve some of my symptoms now. Thank you for your help

Every couple of months, I feel this extremely sharp pain in my rectum and when you push on my lower abdomen, it gets worse. It is unbearable and no position will alleviate it so I just lay on the floor and cry. It happened again yesterday and soon after I had a bowel movement. it was so bad that my mom almost rushed me to the hospital. I’m 17, a girl and have had chronic prolapsed hemorrhoids for 2 years now. My mom thinks it could be IBS but has this every happened to anyone else and if so what is it or what could it be?

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!

also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…
lol, what i was saying is that we have had the same diet bc we live together, but this diet of eating unhealthy is affecting me but not her

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!

also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!
also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…

I do have a family Dr that I have been going too and she was really great during my pregnancy..but since then hasn’t really been answering all my questions like I’d like so she is referring me to a specialist. I’m still waiting for that apt. so until then wanted to see if anyone else has been through what I will describe or has thoughtful advice/stories/messages of hope! anything..because this has been bringing me down…

OKAY! So December 19th 2009 I had my first baby and he was practically 9lbs.
I am 5"3 and was weighing 140lbs before pregnancy…and am now weighing 155lbs.
During my labour (which took approx. 14hrs) I didn’t have any problems ..Hardly had much pain.
By the 11th hour I started to push and push and puuush! and nothing. So by the 13th hour the Dr said nope he’s not making it through there we are going to have a C section. I was really scared for some reason of having surgery (although now I regret that!!) and said there was NO way of that I’m pushing him out now! annnd I did…about 20 minutes later he came out.

They did attempt to use the suction thingy? that didn’t work.
They also tried the forceps..which they did kinda use but it was mostly me pushing.

Right after he came out they had to stitch me up to what I believe was around 10-15 stitches from Vagina to the Rectum.

What I’m now experincing is this:
-ALOT of pain when I have a bowel movement…Sometimes constipation…And it almost always re-opens my stitches
-my cliterus almost feels bruised when I have to pee really bad…And sometimes it burns
-I don’t have blood coming out anymore just a yellowish-whiteish discharge that has a horrible smell.
-I have a bath everyday with epsom salt and clean myself well and yet still the smell is really really bad!
-about a week ago I was taking a bath and cleansing myself and felt a piece of skin that was out of place…It doesn’t hurt or anything but its coming from the inside and just hanging out
-alot of dicomfort from standing for too long..the same for sitting up as well
-so far have not had sex or done excercise as I can imagine that being just way too painful as well
-also my stomach muscles are not back in place I know that can take awile but their really bad still
-and I might have a hernia

I know those are some gross deep details haha and Im sorry for randoms reading this! But I need some sort of answers as to How much longer will this go on this way approx? What did you experience that was like this and what did you do? or just any hopefuly stories like this where youve been fine after..cuz so far I feel like my vagina will never be the same and sex completely scares me now! and i dont want that to be the case..

Thanks everyone and plz waste your rude comments on stupid questions
I am also breastfeeding so don’t know if I could take much pain relief?? could I?
I know I really don’t want too while he’s feeding off me…Its not really how do I take away the pain NOW but will I be okay in the long run? Or is this going to be awhile?
Thanks for your suggestion 2010 unlike everyone else lol I KNOW it hurts..but anyways I did start the first month with taking stool softeners and for some reason they did nothing for me…

I also have been to my Dr and she seems concerned but doesn’t quite know what to do.

and I know usually it takes around 6-8 weeks for most women to heal but it’s been 3 months now! isnt that taking a little too long?

I have been having pain and swelling in my rectum for a little while now. I’m pregnant and I had the same problem during my first pregnancy too, but then it went away after I delivered and now it’s back. I’ve seen a gastroenterologist and he did a rectal exam and said it felt like a rectal fissure and prescribed a hydrocortisone/lidocaine cream. From what I’ve heard, the lidocaine creams usually work very well in treating the pain associated with rectal fissures, but it doesn’t do anything.

I’m starting to question whether it’s a fissure based on the way it presents. The pain is on the inside on the left a few inches up. I know there is an internal hemorrhoid around the location where the pain is originating because I can feel it.

It doesn’t hurt at all when I have a bowel movement and there is no pain for like 10 or so minutes afterward then the swelling starts to build up until there is a lot of pain and swelling inside. The swelling and pain lasts several hours. The lidocaine/hydrocortisone cream doesn’t even touch the pain and swelling. From what I’ve heard fissures hurt when you have a bowel movement, which is making me question whether it’s that or not.

Even though I am pregnant I haven’t had any constipation. I’ve tried miralax and it makes my stools very very soft, which helps, but still triggers the swelling. I think the swelling is the major cause of the pain. I’m just not sure what’s causing the swelling. Is this consistent with a rectal fissure or something else?

he wakes up at 1 and cannot fall back asleep until 5 because of intense pain in his rectum. He still has not seen a specialist.

when the doctor sticks something up your rectum and shoots some type of fluid to clean your intestines…its not an Enema nor a Colonoscopy..

i just herd it in a conversation today but can’t remember the name…

I have had rectal bleeding for about 4 months now. And a massive pain when I pass a stool. I am not constipated or anything. I drink alot of water and get alot of fiber. I do not know what it is. Also; my rectum will hurt from one hour to four hours after I do pass a stool. What can help this pain and help the bleeding??
I can’t go to the doctor. I don’t have a minute I can take off work b/c I just had my 3rd knee surgery of the year about 6 weeks ago. So; that is not an option.

I recently passed a very large, painful hard stool the day before. The next day after sex their was a very uncomfortable pain in my rectum. It wasn’t an extreme pain just very uncomfortable. Maybe it was the alcohol but I actually lost consciousness at one point and when I came to the pain was gone..

In September last year my husband had surgery to remove the cancer that was in his colon. He has had a really bad discharge from the rectum, sometimes it has a very fowl odor. Is this normal after colorectal surgery?
In Sept. last year my husband has colorectal surgery to remove cancer.He had a discharge from the rectum and it had a fowl odor to it. At that time he had an infection and was immediately put on an antibiotic. Since then, the discharge went away but about three months ago he had a back surgery where they found that he had a bacterial infection in his spine with came from the bowel. He’s been on an IV antibiotic (cefepime) for the last 12 weeks. All of a sudden he’s having severe cramping and the discharge is back along with the fowl odor. I called the colon and rectal surgeon that did his cancer surgery and he said the it was normal not to worry about it (that’s all he ever tells us). Is this normal???? I’m so afraid something is seriously wrong here and no one has any answers for me

Well basically when I pee I feel these sharp stabbing pains in the area around my rectum and sometimes the pain will stay for about a minute after I Pee and then the pain will go away or it goes away as soon as I’m done peeing
anybody have any idea what this could be, please help

The rectal bleeding has been going on for several months now. I do have hemorrhoids and have had on and off for 12 years since the birth of my son. Normally they’ll come out and then go back in after a few days and not return for a couple of months. They have STAYED out for months now (at least since October)! The past month and a half to two months I have also had blood clots from the rectum. I have always had strange bowel habits. I only use the restroom once every week or two and that is usually after taking a laxative. I do take fiber supplements (prescription) but nothing works. A few days ago when I used the restroom there was even a sort of bloody slime in the toilet. I am only 32 years old but my dad died from colon cancer at 54. My moms mom died from colon cancer at 65. My dads dad died from colon cancer in his 50′s and his mom has had colon cancer but is cancer free. I called the best gastrologist in our area yesterday and ask for an appt. and they said it would be March before I could be seen. She then asked my symptoms and I told her. Now I am concerned because after hearing my symptoms they worked me in to be seen on Monday. Is this something to be concerned about or is there less worrisome things that it could be? Also, isn’t 32 too young to have colon cancer? Sorry if this is long winded but I am really concerned. I’ve put off going for so many months because I’m scared.

I had a colonoscopy three weeks ago. The doctor said that everything looked normal – no signs of polyps or diverticulitis. I had the colonscopy because I’ve been seeing red blood in my stools and bleeding from my rectum intermittenly. Two days ago I saw bright red blood in my stools. I don’t know if I should follow up with my gastroenterologist or not. I’m not in any pain or discomfort.

I was recently hospitalized for problems with my ovaries (that’s a whole other story), but as I was describing my symptoms to the doctor (shooting pain that started in my lower abdomen and traveled all the way to my rectum and even the tops of my inner thighs), she gave me a name for this symptom. It was a really long and weird word that started with the letter "M" I believe. It had nothing to do with my ovaries, it was just a symptom that some girls get with their periods. I can’t remember what it was called and it’s driving me crazy! Any ideas??
It’s not endometriosis…I had a laparoscopy done and there was only a tiny amount that they removed…it was a really silly word that the doctor described as a syndrome. Thanks anyways!

This happened to me about 2 years ago and has now reoccurred. I’ve never had very regular bowel movements (maybe once a week max?) but lately, I can tell that I am very stopped up. Sunday around noon, I took three laxatives (the max I was able to take). I also drank about 4 oz. of magnesium citrate. Woke up Monday-nothing had happened.

Monday, I drank the rest of the bottle of MC (6 oz.) and walked and cycled 18 miles and ate a lot of fruit. I had one lousy (small) bowel movement that was extremely hard to get out. (My rectum was bleeding for awhile).

I am still in discomfort and nothing is happening. What do I do to cleanse myself?

For the last 6 months I have had severe pain on occasion when I am going # 2.I went to the Dr. 2 weekes ago (specialist) and had a rectal exam /camera and all.They removed a pollop that was non ancerous.I still have the pain though? They said they seen no tears in my rectum ?What could it be?

please help me. ill give you a list of my symptoms, and you tell me what you think. people with irritable bowels syndrome, people who have had or still have colorectal cancer, or any one who has had any similar symptoms……please help.

Symptoms:

1. on many many occasions, i have had flat stools. it comes and it goes…more often it comes.
2. very rarely, i get some mucus when i wipe.
i get a feeling of incomplete evacuations after having a bowel movement. the feeling of still wanting to go remains for some time after the bowel movement. it subsides with time.
3. i tend to go to the bathroom several times per day.
stool is generally formed (solid), but at times it is lose (not quite diarrhea).
4. a feeling of something in the last part of the large intestine…..rectum. like a presence.
5. sudden rectal pain, and discomfort. the pain is not really intense, but it is discomforting.
6. burning sensation in rectum.
7. constipation. i feel the urge to have a bowel movement, but it is hard to pass any stool.
8. some what more gassy that normal.

most of these symptoms are present at one time. other times, i have one or two of them. also, there has been times, just recently, where i get almost all of them at once.

my biggest fear is colorectal cancer.
my questions to those that have had colorectal cancer and survived, and to those who presently have colorectal cancer are:
1. what were/are your symptoms, and do they match mine?
2. when did you first notice any kind of symptoms, and what were they?
3. how did you manage your life during and after?
4. how were you treated?
did you get a colostomy bag, and how did you deal with it?
5. how is your life now?

im getting a barium enema x-ray on friday. by the way, im a 25 year old hispanic male. am i too young?

give me as much info as you can. i want to be well informed.